Irish actor Stuart Townsend (Queen of the Damned) will not be joining Marvel’s upcoming Thor movie and the reason has nothing to do with his acting ability.
Townsend was dismissed from the anticipated graphic-novel project after arriving an astounding six hours late for a screen test. Joshua Dallas (The Decent: Part 2, The Boxer), will replace Townsend in the role of Asgardian warrior Fandral.
This isn’t the first time Townsend has had pre-production problems. The actor was dismissed from the cast of Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy and replaced by Viggo Mortensen before filming began in 1999.
Thor will be directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins.
Shooting for the film was supposed to kick off today. No word if the change will impact the Thor train.
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